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A pattern of a child’s dress is provided. You are advised to study the sketches, the question
paper and the layout before the test.

MATERIALS PROVIDED
Pattern pieces
1. Front bodice
2. Back bodice
3. Sleeve
4. Collar
5. Cuff
6. Neck binding
7. Sleeve opening strip
  N.B. Use pattern piece D to cut interfacing for collar.
Light weight plain cotton fabric 65cm long by 90cm wide
Sewing cotton thread to match the fabric
One button 1cm in diameter

THE TEST

Using the materials provide , cut and make the left half of child’s dress bodice to show the following.

The working of the waist dart.
The working of a machine fell at shoulder and French seams at the side and under arm seams.
The preparation of an interfaced collar and attaching it to the bodice
The making of the continuous straight strip opening at the sleeve
The attaching of the sleeve cuff
The preparation and attaching of the sleeve to the bodice and leaving the seam untrimmed and un neatened.
The making of the button hole
The attaching of the button

At the end of the examination, firmly sew on your work, on a single fabric a label bearing your name and index number. Remove the needles and pins from your work, then fold yourwork carefully and place it in the envelope provided. Do not put scraps of fabric in the
envelope.

F4HSET2P22023Q1

MARKING SCHEME

1.	PRESENTATION
	work well pressed (1) and folded (1) Label (½) firmly fixed (1) without Concealing details (½) and on single fabric (½) Pins / needles (½) tacking threads (½) and hanging thread (½) removed made up the left half	2 2½ 1½ 1
	SUB-TOTAL	7
2.	CUTTING OUT
	All seven pieces cut (7x ½ ) Smooth cutting of the front bodice at CFR (1) on straight grain (1) Smooth cutting of the back bodice at CB Smooth cutting of the sleeve (1) Smooth cutting of collar (1) Smooth cutting of the cuff (1) Smooth cutting of week binding (1) Smooth cutting of sleeve strip (1)	3½ 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
	SUB-TOTAL	12½
3.	MAKING UP
	a) W-DART
	Straight stitchery (1) tapering to a point (½ ) Thread ends well fastened at a point (1) Correct length of the dart 9cm to within 2mm Dart pressed (½ ) towards C.F (½ ) Flatness of dart on RS (½ ) and W.S (½ ) no pockets formed	1½ 1 1 1
	SUB-TOTAL	6½
	b) Working of seams
	i) N/B if not machine fell give a zero Straight stitchery of first row (1) Fell well tucked under (1) close to the edge (1) Even seam (1) and correct size (1) (0.4-0.8) Flat Seam (1) Fell fixed towards the back (1)	1 3 2 1 1
	Sub-total	8
	ii) French seam at the side N/ B if not French seam give zero Straight stitchery (1) Correct width (1) Even width Pressed (1/2) to the correct side towards CB (1/2) underarm seam towards the back (1/2) Good knife edge (1)	1 1 1 1½ 1
	Sub-total	5½
	c) Preparations of an interfaced collar and attaching it to the bodice Correctly interfaced (2) Correctly prepared (2) Edges well rounded smooth (1) flat collar (1) Collar well stitched (1) Correctly attached (1) Correctly neaten (1) binding lying flat (1) Clipped seam allowance (1) Binding even in width (1)	1 1
	Sub -total	11
	d) Sleeve opening Slashing of the opening (1) on Straight grain (1) Correctly applied (1) Even in width (1) Correctly hemmed (1) The under wrap (1) lie flat Base well back stitched (1) Correct length 5.5cm (1) within 2mm	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
	Sub-total	8
	e) Attaching of the sleeve cuff correctly applied (2) Even in width (1) Lying flat (1) Straight stitchery edge (1) Good knife edge (1) Gathers evenly (1) distributed and correctly made (1)	2 1 1 1 1 2
	Sub-total	8
	f) Preparations and attachment of the sleeve Correctly prepared (2) gather evenly distributed (1) correctly attached (2) Under arm seam+ side seam meat (1/2) Correct seam allowance (1) Notches matching ( ½ ) Not trimmed ( ½ ) not neatened ( ½ )	2 1 2 ½ 1 ½ 1
	Sub-total	9
	g) Making of the button hole Cut on a straight grain (1) Button hole stitches (1) Stitches even in length(1) Stitches even at equal distance (1) correct position ( ½) and size ( ½) of button hole Button hole stitches worked with single thread ( ½) Round ended worked with well distributed (1) Overcasting stitches Square and completed with bar (1) Raw edges ( ½ x2) concealed by the button –hole stitches	1 1 1 1 1 1 1
	Sub-total	8½
	Attaching button Attached directly opposite button hole Neatly done (1) -Firmly stitched (fixed) 1 -Shank made (1) Thread well secured ( ½) on W.S. ( ½)	1 1 1 1 1
	Sub-total	5